Comments on: Izzit.org:Quality Articles and Discussion Questions for Current Events – Free!

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:50:28 +0000

Gary is simply wrong. If he’s such an expert, perhaps he can explain this: http://www.fel.duke.edu/~scafetta/pdf/opinion0308.pdf

A Duke solar physicist begs to differ.

Stacy Vehrs is dead on: we have to look at different approaches. Observations like Scafetta’s are clearly superior to IPCC “concensus” models that have failed time and again to predict what has actually happened. Flat temperatures for a decade.

Before you pick on izzit, try looking in the mirror and see if you selling your students bogus science instead of a balanced perspective.

By: M Linecker

M Linecker — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:54:41 +0000

I just received an email about a free dvd from this izzit site, so in googling it I found this thread. While my private inclinations usually fall into what is defined more as “conservative” reactions, I am intrigued by previous posters, Wellington and Bent, bringing up specific and checkable issues with the site, as opposed to the generalities of Vehr’s post.

@Scott Walker: Have you not heard back from the site in response to these questions?

By: Stacy Vehrs

Stacy Vehrs — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:05:10 +0000

Isn’t it interesting that it is okay to teach and promote liberal agenda in our classroom and to promote “science” that is funded by political entities. The moment that the notion of another side to the story enters the picture, everyone is up in arms! I don’t really know who to believe on the “human-caused global warming” theory, but I do want to keep an open mind and look at all sides. Much of the information we have been fed over the years doesn’t make sense when you look at the big picture. I began my science education in the early 1980’s when the newspapers were first starting to present the idea that we were causing the ice caps to melt through our activities. I completed a graduate degree and worked in the field for a few years before beginning a teaching career. It amazes me that teachers (the most over-educated professionals in our society) can so easily fall for the media hype. There are legitimate scientists on both sides of the fence. When we fail to examine all data with an open mind, we cease to do real science.

By: Gary Bent

Gary Bent — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:32:36 +0000

Teachers should beware of the izzit.org site. Their come-on free video about solar cycles is bogus science. The premise is that changes in solar output is responsible for global warming. This can easily be disproven by going to a NASA site and seeing the measurements of solar output from satellites. The satellite data shows an 11 year cycle, but the variation is about 1% of the 1370 W/m2 average solar output. This variation changes the surface temperature of the Earth by about .01 Celcius.
This particular bogus claim comes Willie Soon of the George C. Marshall Institute. The Institute receives major funding from the oil, coal, and electric power industries.

By: Scott Walker

Scott Walker — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:59:53 +0000

Thanks for your input and questions regarding this post. Sounds like you did quite a bit of digging. I used to be in contact with a few of the people over at izzit. I will send this their way and see if they have a response.